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8 Essential Election Night Questions Answered

1. Will CNN use overly elaborate technology? Well, duh. Sure some of it is super cool and useful but at least 10% is just the tech version of gilding the lily. The better questions are: Will they let Wolf Blitzer touch any of it, Will John King be the only one who can use it... Read more »

By TRSlyder,
November 5, 2012 at 8:17 pm

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Cheap, Easy and Punny Last-Minute Celebrity Halloween Costumes

You didn’t think you were gonna dress up for Halloween, but you just realized you have to. Unfortunately, not only is there no time to buy a legit costume, there isn’t even enough time to THINK of a cool costume idea and the last look you want to pull off is the look that says,... Read more »

By TRSlyder,
October 30, 2012 at 8:59 pm

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8 Animals Whose Gender We Assume

It’s an involuntary human reflex to see a big, lumbering, drooling Bull Mastiff, and assume it’s a dude. The same goes for Yaks too. Here are a few others animals that we arbitrarily assign to a certain gender. Tyrannosaurus Rex Gender you assume: Male (especially after you see how they ate Triceratops) What no one... Read more »

By TRSlyder,
October 25, 2012 at 7:09 pm

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The 3 Predictable Ways Your Friends and Co-Workers Describe Their Week

Do you ever wonder why you bother with some perfunctory, regularly-occurring conversations? For instance, it’s Friday which means that small talk in offices all over the globe will go almost exactly like this: Person 1: I am glad it’s Friday. Person 2: Oh I know, me too. On its face, that conversation seems pretty open-ended,... Read more »

By TRSlyder,
October 19, 2012 at 9:45 am

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Top 11 Celebrity Porn Names

If the headline didn’t give it away, this is a dirty list. If you think you might be offended, you will be. In other words, you are TOTALLY welcome, everyone else!! Woo-hoo!

By TRSlyder,
October 3, 2012 at 9:51 pm

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Ten Ways to Make the Presidential Debate More Interesting

It’s time for the first presidential debate of the 2012 election and excitement couldn’t be higher. Not that it’s high by any means, but the current level is probably the ceiling. Maybe everyone’s forgetting about all of the great things that go along with a presidential debate. The podiums! The somewhat familiar looking moderators! The... Read more »

By Tony,
October 3, 2012 at 7:22 am

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Political Lookalikes and Celebrity Love Child Investigation

7. Florence Henderson and Hillary Clinton

In August, Lists That Actually Matter’s Dan Tello chronicled the Top 6 Politician/Celebrity Lookalikes, and he was right. Science has show those are the top 6, but I think I found 7 through 9. In addition to that are 4 Love Child Investigations, where I theorize about the actual parents of current political figures. Trust... Read more »

By TRSlyder,
September 30, 2012 at 10:43 am

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5 Ways CPS Students Can Be Productive During The CTU Strike

Since Chicago isn’t a wealthy city like say, East Saint Louis, IL; Gary, Indiana or Compton we can’t afford to educate our kids. Maybe if our sales tax were the highest in the nation we could afford such a pie-in-the-sky dream. But that is looking upon the hole and not upon the doughnut. I’m actually... Read more »

By TRSlyder,
September 10, 2012 at 5:58 am

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What I Learned at North Coast: 5 Moves Every DJ Makes

Over Labor Day weekend I luxuriated in the VIP of the North Coast Music Festival thanks to my press pass. One of the perks was access to the VIP section in the crowd for every stage. You can see it on the map displayed here– it’s basically the front left (if you’re standing on the... Read more »

By TRSlyder,
September 4, 2012 at 7:39 pm

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